block apps from installing secpol.msc security application control applocker packaged app rules new rule next deny select windows spotlight slider up to package name create OR Press Windows + R, type: regedit and hit Enter; Registry Editor file will show up in C:\Windows directory and you can navigate to the folder and run regedit.exe directly; Then open Registry Editor and go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore Create a new 32-bit DWORD value named AutoDownload and set it to 2 to disable app auto-update; After this, restart Windows 10. uninstall xbox app & onenote run powershell as admin run following: Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage *OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage cmd prompt taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe %systemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall tzutil /s "Eastern Standard Time" powercfg -h off disable cortana gpedit.msc Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Search double click on Allow Cortana Select Disabled Apply uninstall onedrive admin command mode run taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe In 32-bit Windows 10 (x86): %SystemRoot%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall In 64-bit Windows 10 (x64): %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall